Oxford Cambridge ARC Development Conference; Sponsored by Morgan Sindall

MK:U Cranfield University – Professor Lynette Ryals OBE, Chief Executive

MK:U Cranfield university are creating leaders in technology and management. Recently announcing plans to develop a new campus in Milton Keynes in 2023 that approximately costs £400 million, which aims to welcome 5,000 students in the first year. Lynette – Chief Executive will be joining the session to discuss campus development and the impact on institutional outcomes.

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) – Elie Gamburg, Director

KPF is a global architecture design firm with a portfolio that includes masterplans and buildings that enable innovation in research and technology for some of the world’s leading institutions. Elie will be reviewing new ideas in master planning and the design of buildings that can flexibly accommodate a mix of Life Science and technology-centric office uses at a range of scales. The ideas presented will be increasingly relevant as the Oxford Cambridge Arc region continues to grow.

The Eastern Powerhouse – James Palmer, Chairman

The Eastern Powerhouse is a dynamic, business-led, independent organisation that aims to create a strategic argument for investment in the East of England. It will promote the East as a world leader of innovation in green energy, technology and life science and will support sustainable business growth that leads to better opportunities for people across the East.

James will talk about the impact that the Eastern Powerhouse will have over the next few years and what the opportunities are for the private sector to get involved in driving and supporting economic growth. Following his presentation over dinner James will be available for Q&A and can talk about the wider development opportunities in the East and how the public and private sectors can align for greater success.

Oxford to Cambridge Arc Leadership Group – Bev Hindle, Executive Director

As Executive Director of the OxCam Arc Leaders group as well as a Director of Oxfordshire County Council, Bev is well placed to offer a strategic view of the Arc. With government support for the project wavering, collaboration between local leadership, the private sector and other stakeholders is more vital than ever and Bev will offer his views on the future of the Arc

AstraZeneca – Dr Andy Williams, Vice President, Cambridge Programme & Strategy

Andy Williams is Vice President – Cambridge Programme & Strategy for AstraZeneca. As well as delivery of the company’s strategy for its Cambridge footprint, Andy works with Cambridge and national stakeholders to develop the local infrastructure, promote the life sciences sector and inspire the next generation of scientists through AstraZeneca’s extensive local community outreach activities. With the arrival of AstraZeneca’s new strategic R&D centre at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Andy has been an active contributor to evolving Cambridge’s thinking in areas such as transport, skill development, amenities for the community and affordable housing.

Arcadis – Peter Hogg, UK Cities Director

Peter is Arcadis’ UK Cities Director and City Executive for London, accountable for key activity across the UK’s leading cities and in the capital. He also leads for Arcadis on Placemaking. A Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with 24 years’ industry experience, he has a keen understanding of how to align built and natural assets to the vision, strategy and key priorities of our clients. He has a particular interest in creating successful cities.

Peter has been involved in some of London’ biggest infrastructure programmes of recent years including the Jubilee Line Extension, St Pancras International Station and Heathrow’s Terminal 5.

UK Innovation Corridor – Jackie Sadek, Chair

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Oxford – Cambridge ARC Universities Group – Alistair Lomax, Director

The Arc Universities Group is a partnership of the ten universities within the Arc, which have a combined turnover of £5 billion and together contribute £13 billion to the national economy every year. The group aims to bring together business, government and universities to foster research an innovation, unleashing growth and prosperity. Alistair will provide an overview of the needs of the Arc’s higher education sector and discuss the vital role they play in the region’s economy.

University of Northampton – John Sinclair, Dean – Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology

The University of Northampton is one of the youngest universities in the UK but is already leading the way in adding value to society, having won multiple awards for social impact. John is the university’s representative on the ARC Universities Group Board and will discuss the vital contribution the university makes to the economy of the Arc, through attracting students, partnerships with business and contribution to the skills economy.

Homes England – Sarah Greenwood, Assistant Director – Sustainability and Design

Homes England are the government’s housing accelerator – driving positive market change. Recently securing £124 million in funding for the next phase of Northstowe, Cambridge new town- comprising of 10,000 new homes. Sarah will be joining the session to share intel on recent project and the challenges of delivering sustainable, affordable home within the region.

East West Rail – Simon Blanchflower, Chief Executive

Simon joined the East West Railway Company as its first CEO in December 2018, to lead the team which will join Oxford and Cambridge by rail for the first time since 1967. He joined the company from a long career leading the development and delivery of major rail infrastructure projects and most recently was the Major Programme Director on the Thameslink Programme. This complex project included the re-building of London Bridge station, extensive railway systems work and the first in class deployment of digital railway technology. Simon was instrumental in the early stage development of Crossrail and the entry into service of Heathrow Express. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineering and balances his working life with a longstanding and deep commitment to voluntary work in his local community.

Stantec – Tim Allen, Director Land Development Midlands

As the Director for Land Development covering the Midlands, Tim specializes in providing multi-disciplinary planning process support on a wide range of urban regeneration and development projects. He’s contributed to projects including Ebbsfleet Garden City, Eastern Quarry, UK Central Hub, various defense estates sites in Central England, and Houghton Regis, Dunstable. Tim’s project management experience has encompassed the delivery of ecological work, utilities provision, civil engineering, geotechnical studies, flood risk assessment, and drainage alongside his core transport expertise. With a detailed knowledge of UK planning policy, he has advised on multiple planning applications and prepared environmental impact and transport assessments for all types of commercial, retail, and residential development.

Oxfordshire LEP – Nigel Tipple, Chief Executive

Oxfordshire LEP has been concentrating on regeneration projects aimed at connectivity and infrastructure by using a £118m local growth fund to unlock clean, green economic growth across the county. As part of this event, Nigel will focus on how his team are bringing forward 27 specific multimillion pound schemes which will complement a range of other development projects being pursued by the public and private sector.

David Lock Associates – Heather Pugh, Partner

Heather is a Chartered Town Planner with over 25 years’ experience in planning practice and is a Planning Partner at David Lock Associates.

She has extensive experience in planning and delivering large-scale development, most notably at the Hamptons and Great Haddon, Peterborough, a combined new community of over 13,000 homes.  She has combined her interest in geography, long term planning and placemaking to develop a specialism in strategic spatial planning, and has led a number of DLA’s growth studies – including the award-winning MK2050 Milton Keynes Strategic Growth Study – for local authorities.

Heather is actively engaged with the TCPA in providing best practice evidence on new garden communities and provides Expert Witness at Examination in respect of large-scale urban extensions and new settlements for a range of private sector clients.

Harwell Science & Innovation Campus – Angus Horner, Director

Harwell Campus is a leading science, innovation, technology and business campus and is host to an array of over £1 billion of world leading research infrastructure. There is 5.5 million sq ft of development planned for the campus, with 1.5 million to be developed by 2025. This will see the number of people employed on the site rise from 6,000 to over 20,000. 1,000 new homes are also planned for the site, to enable people to live and work on the same site.

Taylor Wimpey – Gary Tucker, Strategic Projects Director

Taylor Wimpey are a leading member of a partnership of landowners and housebuilders which is planning to build 4,500 homes on the edge of Corby, Northamptonshire which will also feature 500,000 sq ft of employment land. We will hear an update of how the scheme, on a 666-acre site will progress in the coming months. As Strategic Projects Lead Gary is also heavily involved in their work across the region and we will hear about other upcoming opportunities for development across the Arc and how they are looking to build relationships to help facilitate these.

Bidwells – Patrick McMahon, Senior Partner

Providing strategic advice on large-scale urban developments and investments, Patrick has led the firm for more than 10 years.

The clear-thinking Senior Partner spends much of his time helping Bidwells’ biggest development and investment clients make the right decisions. Patrick has the knack of simplifying the complex – a skill honed over 30 years in property.

Living and breathing the knowledge economy, Patrick is advising on major innovation districts in Oxford, Cambridge and Milton Keynes, where the UK’s top university researchers are collaborating with private capital to help solve the world’s biggest problems.

Advising the Government on the Oxford to Cambridge Arc economic area, Patrick has led a coalition of property’s biggest names in successfully lobbying ministers for stronger economic policy in support of the UK’s knowledge industries.

SEMLEP – Hilary Chipping, Chief Executive

South East Midlands LEP sits at the heart of the OxCam Arc and support it through their mission to build on the South East Midlands reputation as a premier location for growth, innovation and world leading technology. SEMLEP works with Local Authorities, the Arc Universities’ Group and neighbouring LEPs and business Boards to continue to develop the Arc strategy.

ATKINS – James Fleming, Geomatics Consultant

James is a Geomatics Consultant with 4 years’ experience of aerial surveys, with specific focus on drone photogrammetry. He has a in depth knowledge of drone survey workflows, from mission planning and survey control, through to processing and QC of the final project deliverables and the latest sensing technologies. James is heavily involved with the continuing growth and development of Atkins’ in-house drone capabilities.

ATKINS – Sean Lynch, Director

More information to follow.